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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 947 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Written but not said): kn- at the start: the k is silent — knife, knee, know. wr- at the start: the w is silent — write, wrong. After m, b is silent — lamb, comb, climb. l is silent in talk, walk, half, could; t in listen, castle, whistle; g in sign, design; h in honest, hour.

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  1. 1.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) knight (c) half
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) comb (c) write
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) tomb
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) soften
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) talk
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) walk (c) sword
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) tomb (c) kneel
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) sign (c) would
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) rhino (c) castle
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) comb (c) soften

Answer key

  1. half
  2. reign
  3. b
  4. foreign
  5. w
  6. b
  7. l
  8. t
  9. w
  10. honest
  11. t
  12. k
  13. t
  14. b
  15. talk
  16. k
  17. b
  18. b
  19. w
  20. t
  21. b
  22. b
  23. b
  24. b
  25. h
  26. w
  27. k
  28. l
  29. walk
  30. h
  31. k
  32. w
  33. g
  34. g
  35. design
  36. sign
  37. rhino
  38. g
  39. l
  40. comb

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